Not One, But Two!

Chapter 66

"What's wrong?" It was the first time he saw Abigail looking so nervous, so he followed her, but then he saw her going into the house next door. That's Greg's home! Stanley knew that, but he didn't dare enter, for Greg's house was not open to just anyone. But Abigail can get in whenever she wants? Who is she to Greg?

Stanley had known Greg for a long time, so he knew Greg had a girlfriend he cared about a lot. He wouldn't care about their relationship if Abigail wasn't his family, but now that he knew she was his niece, he couldn't let anything happen to her. Not after he failed to save Abigail's mother.

Thinking about what Greg had endured at the Mortimer Ancestral Hall for Abigail, Stanley squinted and called Abigail. He wanted to tell her to be careful, but she just wouldn't pick it up.

Abigail didn't know that Stanley was trying to call her, for all she cared about was her daughter, who was in Greg's house. When she ran in, Greg was running out, and he grabbed her arm. "She's awake. You'd better see her."

She had a guess that this was the case, but it still excited her. She put everything aside and strode into the room where Alissa was, but the first thing she saw was Valerie hugging Alissa. She was patting Alissa's back, crying as she did so. "It's okay. Grandma's here."

Alissa was flabbergasted. Instead of seeing her mother, the first person she saw when she woke up was a kind, old woman hugging her sadly. The old lady said 'Thank god you're safe'. And she's patting me like Mommy does. She then remembered what happened before she blacked out, and it scared her. That man is a demon. He wanted to bleed me dry! She shivered.

Valerie hugged her even tighter. "It's alright, Allie. You're safe now. You're home. Your parents took you back. Those baddies can't hurt you anymore." Valerie never expected her first meeting with Alissa to be

so eventful, and she couldn't help but cry.

Abigail grew up without the love of her family, and what she saw made her tear up. She did envy her daughter, for she wanted her mother to hug her too. But then, she felt happy as well, for her daughter had no lack of familial love, unlike her. It was fortunate that Valerie and Greg were nice to the kids.

Greg came in and saw the scene, then he looked at Abigail, only to see a bit of envy in her eyes, but there was also happiness in it. For some reason, he felt like something was making him feel frustrated. "Mom, let Abigail see Allie," he said, breaking the silence.

Valerie was a reasonable woman. Since Abigail came in, she quickly let Alissa go and wiped her tears dry sheepishly. "Oh, you're here? Come, Allie wants to see you." She backed away and gave Abigail some time with the girl.

Abigail felt a surge of affection for Valerie.

Alissa bit her lip when she first saw Abigail, and tears welled up in her eyes, but she refused to shed them. She looked just like her mother when she was being stubborn, and it broke Greg's heart. "Are you alright, sweetheart? Do tell your mother if you're hurt. She lost sleep because she was worried sick. She—"

"Mommy!" Alissa couldn't hold it in anymore. She pulled the blanket off and leaped out of bed, but Abigail went forward and held the girl in her arms instead.

"You think you're made of metal? Give it a rest, will you?" Abigail blurted, though that was not what she wanted to say. She was hugging Alissa tightly, and the feeling of having almost lost her girl was like a tendril with thorns that were still twirling around her heart, pricking her repeatedly.

Alissa hugged her mother back, but she was also scared too. She knew she almost could never see her mother again.

She was overwhelmed by fear back when she saw her blood trickling out from the tubes. No one would know the despair she felt when she was in the room, where the only sound was her blood dripping into that basin, slowly filling it up. She thought Hugh was coming to save her and she waited for a long time, yet he still did not show up. It was then she knew he had left Rorea. Abigail had left the country and Greg didn't know she existed, as she had swapped places with Arianna. It was the first time she was forgotten and isolated, and she never wanted to feel that way again.

Alissa hugged her mother as tightly as possible, and tears flowed down her cheeks like water falling from a broken dam. "Don't leave me, Mommy. I'm scared!"

Alissa's cries broke Abigail's heart. "I'm sorry, honey. I'm really sorry. I won't let that happen to you ever again. I'm really sorry!"

She could take the trials and tribulations of being a single mother, but she would never allow her own daughter to suffer so much. Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

While they were crying, Greg was thinking to himself, That b*stard. I will not grant him a painless death.

Valerie was heartbroken as well, and she was angry at her son who was just standing there. "Don't just stand there. Make something for Allie to eat. She's gone for so long without food. She can't handle that! You're her father. Can you at least act like one?"

It came a bit as a surprise to Greg. Yep. She's my mother alright.

Alissa stopped crying immediately and stuck her head out. She looked at Greg and gave him the puppy pout. "Daddy, can I have braised pork? I want the one you make." She could still remember that he made a feast for Arianna, who had showed off to her.

Before he could say anything, Abigail objected, "You can't have meat in the state you're in."

"Mommy!" Alissa gave her mother the puppy pout, and her reddened nose made her look even more vulnerable.

Valerie couldn't take that look. "Just a little bite. Just one bite, alright?" she negotiated.

Abigail could see where Greg inherited that love for his children from. They both spoil the kids, and they don't know where to stop. She felt happy that they did, but at the same time, that attitude could hurt the children's health.

Just when she was about to say something, Greg said, "Mom, Allie's really hurt this time, and she needs to heal. Braised pork is a bit too oily. It's not going to help her recover."

"Daddy, you don't love me anymore!" Alissa started crying pitifully again.

Greg didn't want to do that, but he had to. He said softly, "Allie, you can have anything you want once you're healed. I'll make them for you. But right now, you're too weak, so you have to listen to your mother. Nobody loves her more than you do."

Abigail shivered. She was thinking that she would have to spend more energy convincing them if Greg sided with his mother, but instead, he took her side and told Alissa this. She felt touched all of a sudden, for the feeling of being understood and protected was something she yearned for. "Have some porridge for now. Once you're alright, you can eat anything you want. I want to see you running around again."

Abigail patted her head, and she cried again. She wasn't a crybaby, for she knew it couldn't solve any problems. However, what happened to Alissa scared her, and because of that, she wanted to keep her kid in her sight at all times. If she could, she'd keep Alissa in a capsule, or as the gamers say, a Pokéball.

Alissa seldom saw her mother cry. No, to be exact, she had never seen her mother cry. Now that she was crying for her, it made the girl give in. "Fine, I won't eat that. I'll listen to you." She puffed her cheeks, but she felt happy. "I want Daddy to hug me." She stretched her arms toward her father.

Abigail was annoyed, but she didn't stop her. Alissa was at her weakest, and Greg was nice to her, so she didn't want the girl to feel sad. She let her go and said, "I'll go to the kitchen and make some porridge."

"I'll do it," Valerie quickly said. She was happy that her son, Abigail, and Alissa were looking happy together. Just like a family. She wanted to see more of that.

Abigail shook her head. "You're a patient too. Let me do it." She went to the kitchen, but when she saw Arianna in the living room, she paused. "Aren't you going in?"

She knew Arianna was worried about her sister. Usually, she would have rushed into the room at this point, so she wondered what held Arianna back.

Arianna shook her head. "Allie must be scared right now. She likes Daddy, so I don't want to take his attention away from her. Let him stay with her for a bit longer."

Abigail felt a little sad that Arianna was being so wise. "Your Daddy loves the both of you the same."

"I know. I've been staying with him recently. I was supposed to be the one to go to Rorea, but I begged Alissa to take my place. She only got into this mess because of me, Mommy. I should have been the one to suffer."

Arianna began to cry.

Abigail hugged her. "Nobody should suffer. It's not your fault, Arianna, nor is it your sister's. It's the baddie's fault. Don't put the blame on yourself. We won't blame you."

"But I'm scared. I'm worried she might never talk to me anymore. I was worried she might not wake up, that she might complain that I took Daddy away from her and let her go through that kind of nightmare."

Abigail was heartbroken to hear that.